IPL 2022, Match 10 GT vs DC, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals will be facing each other in the 10th match of IPL 2022, at MCA International Stadium in Pune. Both teams have played one match in this season so far, and won both. While this is the inaugural IPL season for Gujarat Titans, their opponents Delhi Capitals have topped the group stage and lost both their knockout matches after that.

Both the teams began by being at the victorious side of a tense chase. Despite the Titans getting off to a horrific start with two wickets in no time, Matthew Wade and Hardik Pandya had stabilized the innings. After both of them got out in quick succession, the next two batters in David Miller and Rahul Tewatia shared another huge partnership to take them to the winning line.

With Tewatia and Abhinav Manohar in the middle order having a higher strike-rate than the dangerous Miller, it shows how potent is the Titans finishing abilities. Coming to their bowling, though Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan played well, they need to prove that they won’t be overly dependent on them.

Delhi Capitals had an opening stand between Prithvi Shaw and Tim Seifert which looked solid till the early introduction of spin reduced them to 32/3 all of a sudden. In the absence of Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav played a crucial knock of an unbeaten 48 to seal his spot in the team.

He played the anchor role and shared crucial partnerships with unlikely finishers in Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur. Among their bowlers, only Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed have opened their accounts this season, sharing a total of five wickets.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 10 between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2022:

1 – Rishabh Pant needs 1 more run to become the first player to score 2500 runs for Delhi Capitals in IPL.

1 – Only one match has been won in IPL 2022 so far among teams batting first. This was during the only match hosted by Pune this season. RR defeated SRH by 61 runs in that match, which is the biggest win of this season in terms of run-rate difference.

1 – Hardik Pandya needs one more six to reach the landmark of 100 sixes in IPL.

1 – Shubman Gill needs 1 more six to reach 50 sixes in T20 cricket.

3 – Prithvi Shaw requires 3 more sixes to reach 50 sixes in IPL.

5 – Axar Patel needs 5 more wickets to reach 100 wickets in IPL.

3 – Axar Patel needs 3 sixes to reach 50 sixes in IPL.

9 – Axar Patel also requires 9 more runs to reach 1000 runs in IPL.

3 – Shardul Thakur needs 3 more wickets to reach 150 wickets in T20 cricket.

9 – Axar Patel (991) needs nine runs to complete 1000 runs in the league.

83 – Shubman Gill (1417) is 83 runs away from completing 1500 runs in the league.

5 – Vijay Shankar (45) needs five fours to get to 50 fours in the league.

4 – Axar (146) also requires four wickets to get to 150 wickets in the T20 matches.

8 – David Miller (92) needs eight maximums to complete 100 sixes in the tournament.